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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-21
The Howgate Mystery.

"Do you know that it's fact that
the War Department never wanted to
prosecute Capt. Howgate?" asked an
ex-member of the Signal Corps of
Post reporter yesterday afternoon.
mo. that's news to me, replied the
reporter
1t is a fact, nevertheless, said the
Signal-Service man, Though ! would
not care to be quoted by name as say
ing so, for | am still in Government
employ, you know. Capt Howgate
has never been out of the country, and
there has not been time since he left
here that he could not have been
brought back within three days if he
had been wanted.
Where is he now?'' asked the re-
porter.
II don't know exactly where he is
today, but | could find out inside of an
hour and half. Why, when ! was
away on leave last summer | met the
Captain on the street one day in a city
not thousand miles from Washington,
and if he is not there set know l could
find him i'm an hour or so. He has
several regular correspondents in the
city and his whereabouts are always
known to his friends. II the War De-
partment officials wanted the Captain
very bad they would not have much
difficulty in finding him. Washington
Post
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The RnII Was Master There.

A formidable band of bailiffs
visited recently one of the largest farms
in the district of North Wales now
disturbed by the 1.-THE war On pre-
senting themselves at the door of the
house the bailiffs inquired from the
servant if her master was at home.
mo. he is not. answered the servant.
is your mistress in7' Yes. she is.
Do YOU want to see herP' Upon this
the mistress of the house, smart.
sprigntlyi woman, made her appear
ance. '.Is the master IMP" again in
quired the bailifs, 80, yes, sure, !"
was the ready reply; ''would you like
me to send him to you?" If you
p. ease, INSISTS" answered the bailiffs.
..Will you 90 iLto the yard and he will
be with you directly"
The farmers wife then closed the
front door and passed through the back
TO the farm buildings aud Embossed the
bull. which came roaring into the yard
where the bailiffs were awaiting the
master" "There, that is the master
here" called out the dame, as the
representatives of the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners beat q hasty retreat.
mounting the gate and fence with the
greatest alac rity.-St. James Gazette.
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Trees With "a History.

A buttonwood tree supposed to be
$50 year old has just been felled at
Burlington, n. j., that was twenty feet
in circumference.
A silver maple that was sixteen feet
in circumference, i'm Middletown, H.,
was grown from twig which a traveller
stuck into the ground while passing
through in 1910.
The fruit and foliage of the buckeye
of Arkansas is death to cattle. Indians
fish with it tied in a bag, which they
drag through the water, and in an
hour the fish rise to the surface and
die.
A goosberry-bush is growing amaz-
ingly fifteen feet from the ground in
the forks of large elm-tree at Newton.
n. j. 1t is now two feet in hight and
supposed to be the product of a seed
deposited there by birds.
The remains of what was probably
the largest cedar tree on the continent
may be seen six miles from Oakville,
Chehalis County, w. T. The hollow
stub stands fifty feet high and is seventy
three feet in circumference two and a
half feet from the ground.
The two oldest trees i'm the world
are supposed to be the one in Calaveras
County, California, that is believed to
be 2.565 years old, and the cypress of
Somma, in Lombardy, Italy. that is
1911 years old. or planted forty-two
years before Christ.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP

The count of the cash and securities
in the treasurers office at Washington.
which began May %, will probably be con
cluded this week as only the gold coin re-
mains to be counted The funds on hand
amounted TO sos, SOC, 900, of which S6l 500. 600
was in standard silver dollars, $25, 00U, o. o in
gold coin, 8, OO0,0OO in fractional silver coin.
and the balance in notes and certificates So
far asls known, not penny's deficiency
has yet been found.
The treasurer of the United States
will be able to supply banks and individu-
ais with the small notes that are desired
On the 10th inst, at the bureau of printing
and engraving, the full delivery of $500
sheets daily began, and will continue
throughout the year if necessary. The
treasurer has ordered of the bureau for july
each day S92,0 i'm 81 and 81 notes. How
far this will go toward supplying the de-
mand remains to be seen.
c. j. Kennedy, a prominent real-es-
tate agent of Washington was stabbed to
death by John DAILY, in front OF the Riggs
bank, Wednesday afternoon by John DAILY,
who had that morning been discharged
from the workhouse. The murderer said
Kennedy had swindled him in a real estate
deal, but he was incoherent and acted de-
mented.
The Signal Service office at Washing
ton, in report for July l4says; Fort Sully
OAK, at O'Clock to-day was the hottest
place IN the United States, with the Their
mometor at l02. Huron, Oak. and Atlanta,
Ga, followed with - DEGREES, and North
Platte, Neb., Dubuque. Ia, indianapolis.
Ind. Lynchburg and Eorfold, Va, with vi
degrees. The coolest section of the country
TO day was the Lake Superior resiOn, and
Duluth, Mimi, returns lower temperature
than an unelevated city in the United States,
viz, 80 degrees.
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Bleached Hair.

BLEACHING the hair white is the
latest craze, said Washington street
dealer in tonsorial supplies to Boston
correspondent of the Iowa State Regis
ter the other day. Nothing makes
even a young woman's face appear so
youthful as white hair, and so it is be
coming quite the fashion. Here is
gallon jug of the bleaching mixture; you
see it is labelled HI O2-that stands for
peroxide of hydrogen. 1t is powerful
preparation, but when mixed for use
with 70 per cent of pure spirits of
ammonia its rapidity of action is simply
astonishing. Halt dozen applications
will turn the blacklist locks snow white
by the very simple process Of annihila-
ting the coloring matter Injurious, do
you ask? Well, rather; but that is of
noconsequeneew where style" is concern
ed
Until recently continued the shop
keeper, 'the tint most generally fashion
able in bleached hair was golden yellow,
but its adoption by women of certain
class has rendered it unpopular. If
this hue is desired. however, the most
pronounced brunette may turn her
raven tresses to a light straw color by
using the peroxide OF hydrogen, without
ammonia, for a few weeks. The simple
chemical is far better for the purpose
than any of the patent washes. But
chestnut brown with vivid gleam of
red in it is all the rage just now. For
that there are several proprietary mix
lures on the market any one of which
is guaranteed to produce the requisite
effect with half dozen trials. A 500
luton of champagne and soda is some
times employed to Tighten the color of
the hair, but the expensiveness Of this
method is its most serious drawback.
"You wish to know what we sell for
dyeing purposes9 Well. we keep at
least 30 different preparations in stock.
but the active principle of every one Of
them is nitrate of silver, with pyr )-gal-
lie acid as an ingredient, to set the col
or. The same dye, put up in solutions
Va WI AhE otAChs5t III 81 fN0 " PiOhAtSt
as many shades-black. dark brown.
light brown, chestnut, light chestnut,
drab, light brab, etc. No, these lotions
for the hair do not cause it to fall out,
so far as | know, but the acids and
chemicals they contain wither the cap
! Hilary tubes, as any other vegetable is
shrivelled by burning.
sIWompn who bleach their hair find
their chief affection in the variations of
tint caused by the necessarily FREQUENT
applications of the wash, with Which
the fresh growth close to the scalp must
be treated Inasmuch as one cannot
avoid getting some of the bleaching
mixture where it is not required the
result is a series of shade streaks. light
er toward the end and darker toward
| the root. When this effect is at length
achieved the victim usually hewails her
folly and wishes with all her heart that
she could chance her hair to its origin
al color again. To accomplish this.
however, she must shave it all off and
wear wig for year.
You may form sOmn notion of the
strength of the hydrogen peroxide |
spoke of when tell you this was the
stuff by means of which Barnum turned
black elephant into a white one, to
make fun of Forepaugh's imitation of
the great original from Siam"
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stored in the rear of the third floor. The |
Anthonys lose 100000. Callihan e. Co,
dealers In straw goods, were damaged by
smoke and water several thousand dollars,
building VS. owned by the estate of Col
Wagstaff. Total loss, sl25,0O0. Four fire.
men were overcome by the heat.
President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland,
Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild, Miss Rose
Cleveland, two neices. brother.in law, and
sister OF the President andsori1e Others,
formed party that proceeded from Utica
TO the Thousand Islands in the river St
Lawrence, on the 10th. All along the route
the train was greeted with CROW DIS, salutes
and cheers. At Cape Vincent the party
took the steamer st. Lawrence for the river
excursion. The st. Lawrence passed close
TO Central Park, and took a turn about a
smell smell 5 fesS ne Mas durin
this portion Of the excursion that some OF
the h ndsomest cottages on the river dis
played their prettiest decorations About
midnight the party reached Forestport, and
Sunday morning attended the church Of
which Rev. Wan. Cleveland, the Presidents
brother is pastor.
As the steamer Eliza Hancock was
meeting her trip from New York TO Coney
island she was struck by a sudden squat
and became unmanageable, and il was
or damage dozen yacht, though one was
capsized and the four men upon it drowned
AT Ashbury, n. j., and Phillipsburg much
damage was done by the fury of the storm
A collision of passenger trains at the
crossing of the Grand Trunk and NJ chigan
Central r. r. happened at St Thomas
Ont on the 18TH The Grand Trunk engine
crashed into an oil car setting IL on fire and
cars OF both trains burned with great fierce
a No Trim fNarfr
burned up, and in all nine persons lost their
lives.
About seven o'clock, Sunday even
ing the plate department of Hammond &
Sons iron works, Pittsburg. Pa, was des-
tToyed by fire; loss $1,000, insurance
about $4,000. Two hundred men are
thrown out OF employment. One employe
was fatally injured and another is missing
Vice President A. A. Hill, of the New
York Stock Exchange fell dead Just as he
had assembled the platform to open business
Friday noon. The occurrence produced
great excitement, and no business was
transacted.
The city directory of New York has
been issued and contains 2,175 pages OF
names, numbering in all 324.Sl3 and indi-
eating population of 100000 There are
$500 Smiths, 500 Browns and go Jones
enrolled.
The horseshoers employed by the
Metropolitan and Consolidated Horse Rail
way companies, went on strike in Boston
for higher wages and shorter hours
A consolidation of the three leading
firms of milk contractors in Boston have
been effected, and will control the entire
milk supply of the city.
The Rev VIM. Turner. for many
years principal of the American Asylum for
the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford Conn, has
died.
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stroke are reported, eight of which were

stroke are reported, eight of which were
fatal
Cincinnati, There were report d up TO
minnight for weight cases of sunstroke in
the city Sunday, of which eighteen were
fatal and at midnight there re numerous
additional calls for the patrol wagons for
new cases. People Sunday night wer
standing, sitting and ev n sleeping on the
sidewalks, and the hospitals filling up with
patients.
Washington, ID. C. The signal service
record was lU3, hot that the asphalt pave
ment melted. Work in the Governm mt
departments Saturday was suspended. tn
heat being 100 and 100 in many OF the rooms.
Detroit, Mich, Signal service record 100;
six cases of sun-stroke, two fatal.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Three cases of sun
stroke. one fatal.
Cleveland. Ohio, The thermometer reg
istered 30; there were three deaths from
Suu-strolEo.
Chenoa, III, The thermometer registered
lO6o in the shade at p. IN. This hot spell
has been without a parallel. For six DAYS
the mercury has ranged above 1909 at 500
It was "a : No fatal prostrations are re-
ported.
Pekin, Ill, The thermometer indicated
l2 , above zero all day. This is UMPIRE
cedented in the history of this city. Four
deaths occurred I'm the city and vicinity
Pittsburg, Pa. The thermometer was 1Ol
| six fatal cases and score of prostrations
reported.
In the Joliet, ILL.,, penitentiary, Saturday,
fourteen convicts were Frustrated and tv o
died; the thermometer registered 1903.
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New York, July 1.-THE air was
very close this mo ming. Toward noon
heavy clouds filed the sky, ana without any
warning a terrible wind storm set in. Thou
sands of people out for days pleasure
were caught in the wild rush of the elements.
Branches of trees were broken. window
shutters and signs were wrenched from
their fasteningS, causing in some cases in
juries o pedestrians, and trees were torn
up by the roots in Central Park and at the
Battery. The wooden fence around Castle
Garden, south side was blown down. On
Sixth avenue two trees were torn up by the
roofs and carried some distance. Tel,
graph and telephone wires in the
city were blown down, causing much delay
m transmission of messages Along the
river front and the bay the storm ragef
with great fury. Hundreds of sail boats and
other small crafts were out at the time
Their occupants experienced murh
difficulty in making a safe landing
The police patrol boats at once steamed out
on the hay to assist untortunates. The crew
rescued about thirty occupants OF cspsized
hoats As far as eau be learned no one was
drowned, but il is probable that drownings
have occurred. DIR. Edison, of the health
hoard, was smong the rescued These were
taken from sinking boats off Clifton, Staten
Island
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MINNESOTA SOLDIERS, HOME.

After somewhat protracted deliber-
alton of the Commission delegated to
select site for the Minnesota Soldiers
Home, the Commission upon the 95th ballot
decided upon the proposed site, the following
being the resolution adopted:
Resolved, BY the board of trustees of the
Minnesota Soldier home, That the said
home he and hereby is located at Mime
haha-provided that If the proposition of
Mayor A. A. Ames of Minneapolis, in be-
half of said location, which proposition is
hereby attached, and made a part thereof,
shall be in all respects fully and fairly COM
piled with, to the satisfaction of this board
on or before Sept. 10, 1887, then this resolu-
luton shall be in force, otherwise null and
void
The following is the proposition submitted
by Mayor Ames in behalf of Minneapolis ::
On behalf of the people of this city of
Minneapolis | offer as a site for the proposed
Minnesota Soldiers home tract of fifty
(50) acres Of land in the city of Minneapolis,
situated on the west bank of the Mississippi
river near Minnehaha Falls and vslued at
seventy five thousand dollars (s75,00O). If
the proposition is accepted, feel authorized
in stating that the said grounds will be
connected with the present park systems Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul in such a manner
as to make it the most attractive and beau
tiful spot in the state. A. A. AMEs,
Mayor.
The Commission adjourned to the second
Tuesday, of August prox.
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ofsixt Live thousand of the best soldiers
which America had ever produced. to
remain idle when an opportunity was
offered such as never occurs twice to
any man on earth.
General Rawlins was right accord
ing to the light he possessed, and re-
member well my feeling of uneasiness
that something of the kind might hap
pen, aud how free and glorious felt
when the magic telegraph was, cut which
prevented the possibility Of orders of
any kind from the rear coming to delay
or hinder us from the fulfilling what |
knew was comparatively easy of exc
cution and was sure to be a long stride
| toward the goal we were all aiming at
victory and peace from Virginia to
Texas. He was one of the many re-
ferred to by Mr.. Lincoln who sat in
darkness, but after the event saw "a
great light. He never revealed to me
/ doubts he had had.
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rHEREcnRnormLY11.

Sunday, July II, was the hottest day
in 80 years at Chicago, 90, at "a. IN. 100, at
Il an, J. 4, at p. m The total number
of cases OF heat prOstration cared for by the
police on Saturday and Sunday was 100, and
OF this number 80 resulted fatally, with Ad-
ditiOnal deaths probable. At Rockford, III.
the temperature was l04. at Fort Wayne,
Ind l02 with two fatal cases of prostratiOn.
Philadelphia. With a single exception,
july ). 1876, to-day has been the hottest for
over thirty years. Ats O'Clock this after
noon the Thermometer reached 102 : in the
shade, being Just : less than the heat of
July 5, lS16. Up to a late hour Sunday
night about thirty cases of sunstroke were
reported, fourteen of which resulted fatally.
Fort Wayne, Ind, To-day has been the
hottest known here for years the mercury
reaching 1929 in the shade. A number of
prostratiOns have been reported, two of
which have resulted fatally
Wheeling, W. Va, The mercury ranged
from 1859 to l0So in the shade. There
were no fatal prostrations.
Galesburg H., The at for the past six
days has been terrific. averaging 1Ooo in
the shade. Sunday it reached I04o. Four
deaths occurred Saturday and Sunday
from prostration.
St Louis, Mo, Thermometer 1O4: deaths
from suns-roke thirty-ive and the number
of prostrations TO forty. This list is contin-
ually being increased.
indianapolis. Ind The maximum by the
signal service thermometer Toe record
which has not been qualled sine July, 1881,
-Four cases Of prostration occurrs two of
which T. suited fatally.
Louisville, KY, Fourteen cases Of sun
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On the train crossing the Eoeky
Mountains | heard teamster tell about
"a mother bear and her cub. giving a
good example to human mothers in
family government. This man was go
ing up the mountain for pine logs,
driving a wagon. On the top of a
large rock by the side of the road was
a Young bear, the mother having start
ed up the mountain on the approach of
the team The cub looked so cute. =
said the teamster. Lying there with It's
paws dropping over the edge of the
rock, watching the horses as they came
up. Presently the old bear came
bounding back to the cub, and, giving
it a nudge with hernO started up the
mountain again expecting the young
one to follow. But the cub made no
move. The older bear then came back
the second time. and. taking up the
cub in her arms. gave him several cuffs.
This time the cub Obeyed orders. and
followed the old bear in a gallop up the
side of the mountain. Our Dumb
ARinldlS.
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DECENTRALIZATION.

The South Dakota division and statehood
convention was held at Huron on the 18th,
some 400 delegates being in attendance.
The work of the convention is shown in the
following synopsis of the resolutions
adopted:
We are unalterably opposed to admission
as a whole.
We declare for division on seventh stan
dard parallel.
We urge the Importance of a full vote on
this question.
The convention affirms the right of peo-
pie about TO be admitted 10 the Union to
designate their state boundaries subject
to modification by Congress with their con-
ent.
All considerations unite in debating di-
vision, in accordance with the plan sub
mitted by the act of the territorial legisla-
ture 20 the suffrage of the people In Novem-
Der. 1887.
We protest against the tyranny Of con-
gress in refusing admission, ana we appeal
to the people of the Union for support.
We approve the efforts OF Senator Dawes
and others to secure the opening of the
great Sioux reservation, ana we ask the
President and secretary OF the interior to
recommend to the Fiftieth Congress the
passage ola measure providing for the open
ing for settlement of the reservation
Nessrs. Mellette, Mcdonald, RUNNER,
McCOrd. and Kanouse were chosen to con-
fer with North Dakota. The convention
then adjourned. The convention was re-
markedly unanimous upon the subject of
division and Republicans and Democrats
are alike enthusiastic. II is certain that the
demand viii be pushed more vigorously
than ever before.
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IOWA CROP REPORT.

Dies MONIES. Iowa. July 1.-THE
secretary of the state agricultural society
sends out the following bulletin Of crop
prospects:
Corn-There ar complaints from various
portions of the state of chinch bug worhing
upon the crop, hut up to date no material
damage has been done. With the earlier
cutting of small grain to save il from the e
pests the next report may show differently,
Its conditions, taken from l,U22 reports, is
ia per cent. the same as in the report.
Whit r wheat-There is reported some of
the finest fields ever grown, promising a
heavy yield. In others the yield will be
varied. Three hundred and thirteen reports
give its conditions at S6s4 per cent. a loss of
81 per cent from former reports.
Spring wheat-Ss4 reports gives its con-
dition at 664 per cent. a decrease of l2sa
per cent. from, June report, or 3 of a tull
crop.
Oats-In great many localities crops
were damaged by chinch hugs: lois repor s
give its conditions at S216 per cent; the June
report was 80 per cent
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port was 100. The same stage of heat pre-
vailed generally throughout the Northwest,
producing maximum of physica discom-
fort. Two deaths occurred at st. Paul on
the 18th, from heat prostration. The lake
resorts were no cooler than the more crowd
ed cities and towns and there was no cool
ing shade TO be found anywhere.
At Plymouth on the 18th fire destroyed
Kolsta's hotel, the uuion depot, the Chicago
a. North~ estern elevator, Gilman Bros
warehouse, >wartze's elevator. banfOrd's
cheese warehouse SwartZes coal and feed
warehouse and the Milwaukee, a. Northern
railway coal sheds, together with most of
their contents. The loss aggreates $4,000;
insurance, $50 0.
The Norris Gey ser hotel ~ the Yellowstone
Park, took fire on the l5t& from chimney
in the attic and burned. Much of the con
tents was saved. The building cost $50 90
and was one OF the series of Yellowstone
Park hotels. Senator Vest was a guest at
the time. Temporary Accommodations are
provided for tourists
Instead OF blowing out the gas Thurs
day night one of the lady guests at the Cliff
tor house. Mankato. upon retiring left a
cs ndle burning in her room. 1t set fire to
Der clothing, destroying 1T completely. No
other damage was done
At Ashland, Wis, on the morning of
the 18th, hot lamp exploded in the room
of W. II. Griffin and wife at the fremont
house burning both. Mrs. Griffin has died
Mr.. Griffin is in the hospital
The Paine lumber yards and saw mills at
7. junction, Mimi, burned on the 18th.
There were two million feet of lumber in the
yards. This is the third fire disaster that
has overtaken Mr. Paine
AT Eau Claire. Wis. Sunday, a
three-year old son of widow named Bell
fell into the race and was carried into Half
Moon lake and drowned. The body was
recovered.
The First brigade state guards, is
ordered into camp at Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. s
for five days drill.
Louis Lorson, aged 90, unmarried, hanged
himself at Neillsville, Wis, on the 18th, in
his boarding house. No cause known.